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Somewhere
31 of 210  Tue 3rd Jan 2012 7:08pm  

In the early 60s I worked with a guy named Barry Shiers at GEC, and he was a partner in a recording studio in Balsall Common (he took me there once); I imagine that Graham West was that partner. At a later date Barry left GEC and went full time; he had developed some product related to it, and apparently marketed it, but I don't know what became of it. I'm pretty sure, though, that the studio was the one in Meeting House Lane.
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K
Somewhere
32 of 210  Tue 3rd Jan 2012 7:11pm  

Davies gun/sports shop was only about a couple of doors away from where I and a partner had a business in 1973, and the gun shop was certainly going strong then; guns were about half their business at that time.
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TonyS
Coventry
33 of 210  Tue 3rd Jan 2012 7:20pm  

On 3rd Jan 2012 7:08pm, KeithLeslie said: In the early 60s I worked with a guy named Barry Shiers at GEC, and he was a partner in a recording studio in Balsall Common (he took me there once); I imagine that Graham West was that partner. At a later date Barry left GEC and went full time; he had developed some product related to it, and apparently marketed it, but I don't know what became of it. I'm pretty sure, though, that the studio was the one in Meeting House Lane.
I believe the studio opened in 1966
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K
Somewhere
34 of 210  Tue 3rd Jan 2012 7:27pm  

I think it was a bit earlier, more like 64 or 5, certainly when they started up - but not necessarily there. It may have been in Barry Shiers' house.
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TonyS
Coventry
35 of 210  Tue 3rd Jan 2012 7:29pm  

It is just possible it was late 1965, but couldn't have been earlier - not in Meeting House Lane anyway.
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K
Somewhere
36 of 210  Tue 3rd Jan 2012 8:03pm  

I think that's what I said. I believe it started in Barry Shiers' house. He was certainly telling me about it around 64/65 time, and left about 66 or 7; so it was a fairly small window where he took me to see it, and showed me how master discs were cut and all that. He had some good kit there!
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Midland Red

37 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 9:45am  

On 3rd Jan 2012 6:50pm, heritage said: I'm trying to respond to a family history question from Australia. They want to know about All Saints Church, Far Gosford Street. It's not my part of the town at all, sounds like one for Dutchman. Heritage
This post seems to have been overlooked in the midst of reviving a 12-month old subject Hope this link helps a little Thumbs up
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TonyS
Coventry
38 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 10:29am  

I mentioned this in another thread, but will repeat it here just to pull the info together.... When Greens computer shop closed in Market Way, the then manager; a Canadian named Dave Baker - purchased all of the computer stock from the administrators. He rented No 71 Far Gosford Street (currently home to an accounting firm) with the intention of trading under the name of "Central Computer Systems". I visited him just prior to his planned "Grand Opening" to find what should have been the sales area still stacked, floor to ceiling, with boxes and boxes of computers and computer bits and pieces! He still hadn't got round to sorting the stock he had purchased and it remained largely un-opened. Sadly he was declared bankrupt on 14th September 1989 so his dream never came to fruition. Sad
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dutchman
Spon End
39 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 1:49pm  

On 3rd Jan 2012 6:50pm, heritage said: I'm trying to respond to a family history question from Australia. They want to know about All Saints Church, Far Gosford Street. It's not my part of the town at all, sounds like one for Dutchman. Heritage
Just to add it was demolished in 1970 for no apparent reason as nothing was built in its place. Strictly speaking it was located in All Saints Lane which ran behind Far Gosford Street and is now Sky Blue Way.
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scrutiny
coventry
40 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 3:09pm  

Hi, I think All Saints had a number of things against it. First, falling congregation numbers, also that the church was built at the rear of the plot of ground, hence, in the way of the new road. Also the vicarage was demolished to make way for the large roundabout on the Binley Rd. This stood just the other side of the railway arches which has now all gone. Did not really stand much chance in the face of progress. Nearly forgot, the parish rooms used to be in Vecqueray St. prob still are. If anybody had purchased a copy of "The Coventry Kids Tale", which is in the book reviews, there is also a little ditty about the vicar in it. As well as a bit about All Saints Church. Thumbs up
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Rugby
New Jersey, USA
41 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 8:38pm  

Does anyone recall The Golden Cup in Far Gosford Street, run/owned by a family named Riley? They had a daughter, Ann, we were trainees in hotel management at the new Hotel Leofric, my tenure 1957-1960.
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Ghengis Smith
Ireland
42 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 8:45pm  

On 5th Jan 2012 8:38pm, Rugby said: Does anyone recall The Golden Cup in Far Gosford Street, run/owned by a family named Riley? They had a daughter, Ann, we were trainees in hotel management at the new Hotel Leofric, my tenure 1957-1960.
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Rugby
New Jersey, USA
43 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 9:49pm  

Thank you!! What was the name of the cinema directly (?) opposite?
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
44 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 10:26pm  

Hi. Wave Was the cinema the Odeon, set back & became a carpet store or am I too far along?
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Ghengis Smith
Ireland
45 of 210  Thu 5th Jan 2012 11:03pm  

I think the Paris was near the junction with Vecqueray St, & the Odeon next to the Hertford Arms. Cinemas are notorious for name changes, though! Lol
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